File photoMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks to media representatives after a May press conference announcing that HCL Technologies would be opening an information technology development center in downtown Jackson.

JACKSON, MI -- HCL Technologies, the global company bringing at least 300 new jobs to downtown Jackson through a partnership with Consumers Energy, will be getting a tax abatement from the city.

The Jackson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a personal property tax exemption for HCL's information technology development center coming to the Commonwealth Commerce Center, 209 E. Washington Ave.

The abatement could amount to an estimated maximum savings of $45,000 per year for the company if HCL spends $1.5 million or more on personal property, said City Assessor Dave Taylor.

Personal property includes business equipment, computers, furnishing and machinery.

The exemptions would eliminate personal property taxes that would have been collected by state and local taxing entities, such as the city, county and schools, for a 12-year-period beginning Dec. 31, 2012. The abatement was approved for HCL America, an affiliate of the India-based company.